BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
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1 October 2026 • Business
Remittance inflow hits 11-month low
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1 October 2026 • Top News
Five banks to raise Tk 3,500cr through bonds
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29 September 2026 • Business
Bangladesh Bank bars profit from Islamic credit cards
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29 September 2026 • Business
ADB to give Modern Syntex $50 million for polyester chips project
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29 September 2026 • Business
Two more banks eye Standard Chartered Bangladesh's retail business
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28 September 2026 • Business
Bangladesh Bank widens international card use for buying airline tickets
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28 September 2026 • Business
BB sets strict timelines for Bangla QR payment dispute resolution
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27 September 2026 • Business
Apex Footwear to raise Tk 500 crore through preference shares
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27 September 2026 • Business

Berger Paints, Robi Elite partner to elevate home makeover experience

Robi Elite, the loyalty programme of Robi Axiata PLC, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, the country’s leading paint and coating solutions brand..The collaboration aims to redefine the home makeover experience for Robi Elite members by offer
13 November 2025

NCC Bank signs MoU with Department of Youth Development to empower youth

NCC Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Youth Development (DYD) with the aim of empowering the country’s young generation and promoting sustainable economic growth.
13 November 2025

Essential food imports get 90-day credit window

The facility will remain valid until March 31, 2026
12 November 2025

BFIU fines Premier Bank, officials Tk 3.44 crore

They were involved in money laundering and illegal fund transfers by the bank’s former chairman and family members
12 November 2025

Prime Bank offers cash management services to SMC Enterprise

Prime Bank PLC has signed a cash management services agreement with SMC Enterprise Limited..Hassan O Rashid, chief executive officer of Prime Bank PLC, and Sayef Nasir, managing director of SMC Enterprise Limited, signed the agreement at the bank’s corporate office in Dhaka recently, accor
12 November 2025

Citizens Bank organises training on CMSME financing

Citizens Bank PLC recently organised a daylong training, titled “CMSME Financing: Guidelines, Appraisal and Documentation”, at its training academy in Dhaka..Md Mostafizur Rahman, deputy managing director of Citizens Bank PLC, inaugurated the programme as the chief guest, according to a pr
12 November 2025

Governor Ahsan H Mansur gets higher rating from Global Finance as reforms take hold

His first policy move was a 50-basis-point hike in the overnight repo rate to 9 percent
12 November 2025

City Bank, Unicef partner to empower marginalised youth with green skills

City Bank PLC has signed a partnership agreement with Unicef to equip marginalised adolescents and young people, particularly girls, with green and entrepreneurial skills under a pilot project, titled "Skills4Youth"..Rana Flowers, representative of Unicef in Bangladesh, and Mashrur Arefin, ma
11 November 2025

Pubali Bank holds seminar on ‘Cashless Bangladesh Initiative’

Pubali Bank PLC, in collaboration with Bangladesh Bank, recently organised a seminar on the “Cashless Bangladesh Initiative” at the Rangpur Shilpakala Auditorium in Rangpur, under the central bank’s initiative..Arief Hossain Khan, executive director and spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank (BB)
11 November 2025

Bangladesh Bank expands trade finance scope for offshore banking units

The OBUs can now extend loans through authorised dealers of other banks also
11 November 2025

BB relaxes LC margin rules for essential imports ahead of Ramadan

The relaxed LC margin facility will remain effective until March 31, 2026
11 November 2025

Bank Asia wins ‘FinTech Innovation of the Year-Financial Inclusion’ award

Bank Asia PLC has won the “FinTech Innovation of the Year-Financial Inclusion” award at the 3rd Bangladesh FinTech Award 2025 for its Micro Merchant initiative, which has significantly expanded digital payment access and strengthened financial inclusion at the grassroots level..Ahsan H Man
10 November 2025

Mercantile Bank opens ‘Mercantile Priority Zenith’

Mercantile Bank PLC has launched its premium banking segment, titled “Mercantile Priority Zenith”, at the MBL Centre on Satmasjid Road in Dhanmondi on Sunday..Mati Ul Hasan, managing director of Mercantile Bank PLC, inaugurated the centre following his address at the ceremony..He sai
10 November 2025

Sammilito Islami Bank secures preliminary licence

Tk 20,000 crore set aside for the bank, merging five troubled lenders
9 November 2025

26 innovations honoured with the Bangladesh Fintech Awards

Bangladesh Brand Forum organised the awards initiated by the Bangladesh Fintech Forum
8 November 2025

Standard Chartered, BRAC Bank partner to pioneer export receivables finance for financial institutions

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has launched the “Export Receivable Finance for Financial Institutions/Banks (RFFI)”, a trade finance solution that marks a new milestone in the country’s financial sector..The initiative, introduced in partnership with BRAC Bank PLC, is designed to enhance li
8 November 2025

NCC Bank signs MoU with Dhaka North City Corporation

NCC Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), enabling NCC Bank customers to conveniently pay various fees and taxes, including holding tax, trade licence fee, hotel tax, market salami, wheel tax, and other municipal charges, through the ba
8 November 2025

Prime Bank organises training in Chattogram

Prime Bank PLC recently organised “Prime Neera-SME Women Entrepreneurs Training and Development Programme” at Hotel Agrabad in Chattogram..The event brought together over 130 women entrepreneurs from Prime Bank as well as members of the Chattogram Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CW
8 November 2025

Draft rules published for digital payment operators

The draft Payment System Operator Regulations seek feedback from banks, fintech firms
8 November 2025

Govt may consider compensating small shareholders: BB

The central bank governor says about the to-be-merged banks
6 November 2025